Toy shooting range



y 1958 R. .1. LOHR ET AL 2,835,495

TOY SHOOTING RANGE Fi led. Jan. 10, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQRS115.2 RAYMOND J. LOHR I DANlEL SAKUTA ATTORNEY May 2p, 1958 R. .1. LOHRET AL 2,835,495

f TOY SHOOTING RANGE Filed Jan. 10, 1955 4 Sheets- 2 INVENTORS RAYMONDJ. LOHR DANIEL SAKUTA A TORNEY R. J. LOHR ET AL TOY SHOOTI May 20, 1958NG RANGE 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Jan. 10, 1955 INVENTORSA QAXMQ/VD ILO/JZ DAN/EL JAKUTA May 20, 1958 R. J. LOHR ET AL 2,835,495

TOY SHOOTING RANGE Filed Jan. 10, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I N V EN TOR.,QA YMOA/D I LOl-IZ DA lV/EL 5A K uf A M M I A TfOENEYs TOY sHoorrNGRANGE Raymond J. Lohr and Daniel Sakuta, Erie, Pa., assignors to LouisMarx & Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New YorkApplication January 10, 1955, Serial No. 480,649

15 Claims. (Cl. 273-101) This invention relates to toys, and moreparticularly to a toy shooting gallery or range. The present applicationis a continuation-in-part of our application Serial No. 372,573, filedAugust 5, 1953, and now abandoned.

The primary object of the present invention is to generally improve toyshooting ranges. The toy comprises a range with a gun at the firing endfor firing small balls at a variety of targets located at the targetend. The range is enclosed in order to avoid loss of the balls, and apart or all of the sides and the upright wall at the firing end, as wellas the top, are made transparent for" full visibility to a person aimingand firing the gun.

Some features and objects of the present invention center about a targetbox or compartment. This has holes of different size through which ballsare to be fired. The box is partitioned to form a separate compartmentin back of each of the target holes in order to facilitate computing thescore reached. There is means accessible outside the range to releasethe balls to roll from the compartments after a series of shots has beenfired and scored.

A further object is to provide for return of the fired balls to the gunwithout opening the enclosed range. For this purpose the gun has areload passage near its muzzle inside the enclosed range. The bottom ofthe range preferably slopes downward slightly toward the middle of thefiring end, thereby providing for automatic return of the balls to thegun.

A further object is to provide an additional simple and inexpensive formof target which may be knocked over dramatically when hit, and yet whichmay be restored readily to upright position. This, and also the mountingof the gun, are aided by the fact that the base of the range preferablyis elevated by suitable supports. These supports are preferablydetachably mounted on the range for more compact packaging of thecomplete toy, for storage and shipment.

To accomplish the foregoing general objects, and other more specificobjects which will hereinafter appear, our invention resides in the toyshooting range elements, and their relation one to another, as arehereinafter more particularly described in the following specification.The specification is accompanied by drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a toy shooting range embodying features of ourinvention;

Fig. 2 is a partially sectioned side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken approximately in the plane of theline 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section drawn to enlarged scale approximately inthe plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section similar to Fig. 4 but showing theposition of the target after it has been hit;

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken approximately in the plane of theline 6-6 of Fig. 2;

' Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modified form of the invention;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the same;

, nited States Patent 0 Fig. 9 is a transverse section takenapproximately in the plane of the line 9-9 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is a rear end view with a part of the elevated Fig. 12 is afragmentary section taken approximately in j the plane of the line 12-12of Fig. 7, and drawn to enlarged scale;

Fig. 13 is a section similar to Fig. 12, but showing the target knockedover;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary section through a lower edge between theplastic rivets;

Fig. 15 is a similar section taken through one of the plastic rivets;

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary longitudinal section at the muzzle of the gun;

Fig. 17 is a fragmentary bottom view at the firing end of the range;

Fig. 18 is a transverse section looking toward the muzzle of the gun,and taken approximately in the plane of the line 18-18 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary section showinghow one of the supports isdetachably received;

Fig. 20 is a longitudinal section through a preferred form of gun usedwith or forming a part of the toy; and

Fig. 21-is a detail.

Referring to the drawing, the toy comprises an en-- closed housing orrange R having a toy gun G pivotally ing the balls to the muzzle of thegun. The range further comprises side walls 18. The bottom wall 12 andthe side walls 18 are preferably made of a single piece of sheet metalappropriately shaped and bent, as shown in Figs.

3 and 6. The top wall 20 is preferably made of a transparent plastic. Itis upwardly convex, as is best shown in Fig. 3, and the side portionsact also as a part of the side walls of the range, as will be seen fromFigs. 2 and 3.-

The end wall 16 at the firing end is also made of transparent plastic,thus providing clear visibility for a person aiming and firing the gun.

The back wall 14 may be and preferably is opaque. Itcarries most of thetargets of the shooting gallery.

Thus a bell 22 may be mounted near the top of wall 14,

and it constitutes one of the targets.

Another group of targets is provided by a transparent box 24 which ispreferably mounted on the back wall 14 by means of pivots or trunnions26. The box 24 is preferably molded in a single piece out of a suitabletransparent plastic. It has a front wall (see Fig. 3) which is providedwith a series of target holes 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40. These maydifier indiameter as shown, and may be given different score valueswhich may be marked on the back wall 14 or on the top wall of the targetbox. The inside of the box is divided by a series of partitions as isbest shown in Figs. 1 and 3, so that balls fired through any one of theholes will be trapped in the appropriate compartment.

The box 24 is preferably open at the back, except that it rests againstthe back wall 14 (Fig. 2). It will be noted that the pivots 26 are solocated that the box gravitationally assumes the closed position shownin Fig. 2. However, we provide means to tilt the box from the solid lineposition to the dotted line position, and in the present case thisconsists of a pin or'finger 42 which projects rearassaaee '1 wardly fromthe bottom of the box through a narrow slot in the back wall 14. Whenthe pin 42 is pushed forward the box is tilted, and all of the ballstrapped therein run out of the box down to the bottom of the range, andthence forwardly toward the gun.

In Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen that the one-piece molded box includesalso depending bearings 44, 46. and 48.which carry freely rotatable rods50 and 52. These in turn carry targets 54 and 56. The targets are notquite balanced, and assume an upright position as shown. However, whenhit they are set into a long rapid spinning motion, because they arenearly balanced.

Additional targets are shown at 58 and 60- in Figs. 1 and 3. These arepreferably molded out of plastic and simulate an: animal or othersuitable target which normally rests in upright position on a fiat base62. The base is formed integrally with a downwardly and rearwardlycurved arm shown at 64 in Fig. 4. This arm is preferably thin and passesthrough a narrow slot 66 inthe-bottom wall 12. The arm is enlarged at 63to anchor the target against complete removal.

By comparing Figs. 4 and it will be seen that when the target 60' is hitit falls over completely backward and remains in knocked over position;However, it is readily restored to upright position by moving onesfinger along the bottom of the range and against the projecting part 68of the finger 64, thus turning the target back up from the positionshown in Fig. 5 to that shown in Fig. 4.

The gun G may be a conventional toy gun, and therefore requires nodetailed description. The particular gun shown comprises a firingbarrel. 76 (Fig. 2), and a tubular magazine 72 extending beneath thebarrel 70. This magazine will hold a considerable series of balls, whichare fed gravitationally rearward and pass into the firing mechanism nearthe breech of the gun. The gun is fired by pulling a trigger 74, whichcompresses and then releases a spring to eject a single ball through thebarrel 70.

The gun is anchored in position, but is pivotally mounted so that it maybe aimed. This is indicated by the change from solid to broken linepositions in Fig. l and in Fig. 2. The gun cannot be raised more thanhorizontal or a little below horizontal, and the target positions aresuch as not, to require aiming in such direction which, of course, wouldhave the disadvantage of permitting balls to roll back out of themagazine 72.

The aiming takes place about a free pivotal connection at the verymuzzle of the gun, so that the muzzle remains in one location while thegun itself is aimed in different directions. The trough-like formationof the bottom 12 leads back to the muzzle position, and the balls rollinto the magazine, as will be seen in Fig. 2. In the present case theattachment of the gun to the range is by means of a screw 76 whichpasses through a slotted slug 78 beneath the muzzle of the gun. Thescrew is preferably removable, as shown. in Fig. 6, so that the gun maybe freed from the range when packaging the toy.

The firing end of the range may be provided with two partition walls, inwhich case both are made of transparent plastic. in the present case oneof these is the end wall 16, and the. other is an intermediate wall tltllocated substantially at the muzzle of the gun. This wall has an opening82, (Fig. 6) only slightly larger than the muzzle, with insufficientclearance for escape of the balls. The end wall 16, however, has a muchlarger opening 84, in order to accommodate the aiming of the gun at apoint further rearward on the barrel.

The normal gravitational return ofthe balls may be temporarilyarrestedby adam 86. In the present case this is a bent pieceof heavy wire, as isbest shown in Fig. 6. One end 88 acts as a journal. Another part 90 actsas another journal, these being received. in bearing holes in the sidewalls 18. The free. outer end of the wire is bent sidewardly as shown at92 in Figs. 1 and 2 to All 4 form an operating means which may be usedto turn the dam upward, whereupon the balls are freed to run into thegun. When the dam is down it may be held in that position by detentmeans, such as the dots or projections 93 struck outwardly in the sheetmetal sides 18.

It will be understood that the support legs S are provided in order toelevate the game to make room for the gun G, including aiming thereof,and in order to provide the incline which returns the balls to the gun.The legs are preferably made foldable or detachable for more compactpackaging. In the present case the legs 94 near the target end arefoldable, while the legs 96 near the firing end are removable. The legs94 are part of a U-shaped support bent out of heavy wire, and the endsof which act as journals 98 (Fig. 3). These are received in holes in theside walls 18. The legs are bent inward as shown at 100 in Figs. 1 and3, before being bent downward, and the legs are also offset. toward. oneside as shown by the displacement between journals 98 and legs 94 inFig. 2. Thus the legs come to a positive.v stop when turnedcounterclockwise as shown in Fig. 2. They are additionally held in. thisposition by detents 102 (Figs. 2 and 3) struck outwardly from the sidewalls 18. However, by pulling the legs 94 toward. the firing end theymay be folded up flat against the bottom of the toy. A partially foldedposition is shown in broken lines at 94 in Fig. 2.

The upper ends of the other legs 96 are received in sockets formed byoppositely bending parts of the side walls, as shown at 104-- and 106 inFig. 2. The legs are part of a U-shaped. member, and the upwardinsertion of the legs is appropriately limited, as by bending the legsinwardly at the bottom, or by limiting the insertion at the top ends ofthe legs by means of stops 108. To remove the legs it is merelynecessary to pull the same downward. out of their sockets.

It will be understood that the legs 94- may be made pull-out legs, likethe legs 96, and that the legs 96 may be made folding legs, like thelegs 94.

The transparent top wall 20 may be secured to the metal side walls 18 byforming tongues 110 on the upper edges of the side walls, the saidtongues being passed through mating slots in the lower edges of the topwall, and then bent downwardly as is best shown in Fig. 3. Thetransparent wall- 16 may be secured to the metal bottom and side wallsby appropriately bending the metal walls, and may, if desired, besecured to the transparent top wall 20 by using an appropriate solventor cement, although this is not necessary. Similar remark applies to theinner transparent wall 80.

A modified form of the toy is illustrated in Figs. 7 through 20 of thedrawing. Referring first to Figs. 7 and 8, the toy comprises, as before,a range R having a gun G pivotally secured thereto and supported inelevated position by supports S.

The range R comprises generally upright walls and 122 at the firing andtarget ends of the game, respectively. There are side and top wallswhich in the present case are a continuous convex piece of transparentplastic. The bottom wall 124 is preferably made of sheet metal, as isthe end wall 122, but the end wall 120 is preferably made of transparentplastic, and may be molded integrally with the side and top walls.

Similarly the end wall 122. may be and preferably is formed integrallywith the bottom wall 124. The upper part of the end wall 122 is receivedwithin a flange or lip (Fig. 10) molded integrally with the transparentmain wall of the gallery. The bottom 124-is secured to the edges of themain wall by plastic rivets having heads shown at 132 in Fig. 8. Therelation of the sheet metal bottom to the plastic wall, between rivets,is shown in larger scale in Fig. 14, it beingseen that the bottom wall124 has an upwardly turned edge or flange 134, and that the plastic wall136 has a ledge 138 with a depending flange 140. The metal flange 134fits outside the plastic flange 140 and beneath the ledge 138. Theplastic rivets ..5 I are formed integrally with the plastic wall, aswill be seen by reference to Fig. 15, in which rivet 142 has been moldedintegrally with the ledge 138, and passes through a mating hole in thebottom wall 124, and then is riveted or expanded as shown at 144, by theapplication of a hot tool.

The rear wall 122 may be considered a target wall. This wall and thebottbrn 124 are appropriately lithographed while they are still in flatsheet metal form. One target is a bell 146 (Figs. 7 and 9) carried by astud 148 which is riveted to the rear wall, as indicated at 150.

Another target is a rotatable member 152, pivoted on the end 154 of astud 156 which is riveted to the rear wall 122, as indicated at 158. Themember 152 comprises upper and lower vanes disposed diametrically andhaving rearwardly bent ears between the upper andlower vanes, these carsbeing perforated to freely receive the pivot pin 154. The vanes are setinto spinning motion when either the upper vane or the lower vane isstruck by a ball.

The rear wall 122 again forms a part of a cumulative scoringcompartment. For this purpose it is provided with three target holes ofvarying dimension, indicated at 160, 162 and 164 in Fig. 9. These leadinto three compartments formed by a partitioned molded member 166 whichis secured to the rear wall 122, as by means of four eyelets 168. Themember 166 includes partitions 170 and 172 which separate any ballsreceived through one target hole, from those received through anothertarget hole. The halls fall to the bottom, and the number of balls maybe seen and counted because of slots cut through the rear wall, asindicated at 174, 176, and 178 in Fig. 9. These slots extend parallel tothe compartments and are wide enough to expose the balls for count, butare too narrow to permit the balls to escape from the compartments backinto the range.

Instead the balls are superposed until released by downward movement ofa normally raised stop arm 180 best shown in Fig. 10. This stop arm isdisposed between the target wall and the compartment member 166, and ispivoted at 182, and may be moved up or down by means of a handle portion184. The free end of arm 180 passes through a short arcuate slot 186 inrear wall 122 and is turned parallel to the wall, as shown at 188. It isheld in either down position, shown in solid lines, or up position,shown in dotted lines, by means of a detent 190 (Fig. struck inward fromthe rear wall.

Referring now to Fig. 9, it will be seen that there is a ball dischargehole 192 at the lower end of each of the three compartments. These areordinarily blocked by the stop strip 180 which covers at least the lowerpart of each hole when it is in raised position, as shown in Fig. 9.However, when the stop strip is moved down to the lowered position,shown in Fig. 10, the balls are free to roll through the holes 192 intothe range for return to the gun.

The part 166, including the ears and partitions, are preferably moldedout of a single integral piece of plastic, and at the lower end theinside slopes toward the discharge holes 192, to insure flow of thebails out of the compartments.

The complete range includes two additional targets, these being pivotedon the bottom wall. These targets are shown at 194 and 196 in Fig. 9.Each target is formed of sheet metal, and refen'ing to Fig. 12, itcomprises an upright portion 198 and a horizontal portion 200. There isalso a part 202 which is disposed outside the range and which isaccessible for restoring the target to upright position after it hasbeen knocked down. The parts 200 and 202 areconnected by spacedconnections 204. These are preferably stepped downward and rnay passthrough slots in the bottom wall.

Referring to Fig. 21, the spaced slots 206 .may be connected by anarcuate slot 208, .thus making it possible to assemble the target withthe bottom wall. Targets 194 and 196 (Fig. 7) are located in theseslots. It will be understood that the target normally rests in uprightposition, as shown in Fig. 12. When struck by a ball it is knocked overto the position shown in Fig. 13. The target may be restored to uprightposition by brushing ones hand along the bottom wall, thus moving thepart'202 shown in Fig. 13 rearward until it rests against the bottomwall, as shown in Fig. 12.

The rear wall 122 may be provided with a hole 210 (Fig. 10) which islarge enough to pass one of the balls fired by the gun. However, thehole is partially resiliently blocked by the member 166, and there is nodanger of any of the balls escaping from the range. The entrant hole isprovided primarily so that the toy may be shipped with a supply of ballsconfined in a small envelope, instead of rolling around loosely in theopen range, where they would be very noisy during handling of the boxedrange in stores, or during shipment and storage. The instructionsaccompanying the game explain that the balls should be pushed one by onethrough the entrant hole 210, thus completing the assembly of the toy.

The supports S are made of stiff U-shaped wire of heavy gauge. Thesupport 212 at the firing end is quite narrow; as will be seen in Fig.18. The bottom end is preferably bent upwardly somewhat in the middle,as shown at 214. The upper ends are preferably initially spread apart sothat they will exert an outward pressure when squeezed together to theparallel relation shown in Fig. 18. The upper ends are received inmating socket holes 216 preferably formed in a diecast gun-supportingmember to be described later. This member has con siderable surface, asshown at 218 in.Fig. 17, and is securely riveted to the bottom of therange, thus providing a firm socket for the support 212.

The other support 220 is a U-shaped member of much greater width, ithaving a width approaching that of the range at the target end. Thelower end is preferably bent upward at the center, as shown at 222 inFig. 10. The outer ends preferably diverge and must be squeezed togethersomewhat when being assembled with the range. As seen in Fig. 19, thebottom wall 124 of the range is apertured at 224 to receive the legs ofthe support 220. The plastic side wall of the range is indented at 226and is thickened at 228 to provide a boss in which a socket hole 230 ismolded to receive the upper end of support 220.

It will thus be evident that the range is elevated to a substantialheight by the supports S, but the latter are readily detached from therange, thus making the toy much more compact for packaging.

The gun G is preferably an accurately repeating toy gun described ingreater detail and claimed in our copending application, Serial No.480,728 filed concurrently herewith. Referring to Fig. 20, the guncomprises a lower barrel 232 which acts as a magazine receiving a lineof balls 234. The trigger 236 is normally urged forward by a compressionspring 238. When the trigger is pulled rearward it moves a sear 240against a catapult arm 242 pivoted at 244 and urged forward by a spring246. The catapult arm has a sloping rubber pad 248 and cooperates witharcuate top and side guide rails 250 and 252 formed in the body of thegun. A part of the trigger plate acts as a cam to move the rearmost ballupward between the side guides 252 and the top guides 250, whereupon thesear releases the rearwardly sprung catapult arm, which then fliesforward and propels the ball on a trajectory accurately determined bythe guides 250. The top'barrel 254 of the gun is preferably large incross-section, so much so that the ball does not touch any part of thebarrel during its flight. Because of the accurately guided catapultaction the balls tend to follow assigns si'd'es secured together with adiecast' metalmember' 256- therebetween. In Fig. 16 it will beseen'thatthisihcludes a plate 258' which divides the upper and-lower barrelsof the gun andwhich' i'ncludesa series-of outwardly pro-- jectingrivets260 which, when cx-pandhdi secureiy anchor the parts together. InFig.2'0 tliis'dieeast part is omitted, leaving only the holes 259. A concaveportion' 261 acts as the" lower part of the lower barrel at the muzzle,and this in turn carries-an invertedl' shaped fulcrummember 262.The-stem of the-fulcrum member is received in a slot 264 formed ina-l'owered-or bottom part of the relatively'l'arge di'ecastplate 218previously referred to. The raised end portions or wings of the bottomplate are riveted directly-'- against the sheet metal bottom 124 bymeans of a series of rivets indicated at266 (Figs. 17 and 18'), thesepreferably being molded integrally with the diecast' plate. in the sheetmetal, and are expanded at their upper ends, as shown in Fig. 18. Theriveted portions of the diecast member 21 8 are disposed somewhat-at anangle, and thus helprnaintaimthe-sheet metal bottom 124 in the desiredtrough shape for guiding the'balls'back rel of the gun;

to the lower bar- Thefulcrum 262 cannot move-forward out of the slotplastic rivets to the-transparent plastic housing Thebell stud 148 andspinner'stud 156' are riveted to the sheet metal rear wall, and.- the"exterior compartment 166' is eyeletted to the'rear .wall, and the smallpivoted targets 194 and 196 are mounted on the bottom wall, all beforethe metal walls-are secured to the plastic walls.

Referring-nowto Figs. 16 and' 18', the transparent end wall 30- ispreferably molded with a visor-shaped flange 268. This is so shaped anddimensioned that on the one hand the gun may be aimedupward and sidewardenough to cover the entire rear target area at rear wall 122, but on theother hand it cannot beaimed downward. The furthest that thegrip-of"the' gurr can be raised brings the gun to or not quite to ahorizontal position, but it cannot be'pointed downward. This-does notaffect aiming, for the entire target area' is somewhat higher than-thegun. It prevents the supply of balls from rolling out of the lower partof the gun; and permits a continuous return-oi balls durihgthefiring'operationso-that aperson using; the toy may keep-on firihg;thegun continuously untildesired targets have been struck;

It is believedi that the construction, assembly, and method of use of?our improved toy shooting range, as well as the advantagesthereolitwilibe apparent from the foregoing detailed description: Theshooting range is fully enclosed so that there is nodanger'of losing theround: balls. The gun is openfor reloading at a point within the:enclosed range and i's tliereb'y: adapted to be reloaded without:opening the range: In preferred form the bottom oh the. range slopesdownward amiinward toward the. said: openingof: the gnntfion automaticreloading sothat the gun: seems. tm'haveu'nlimited ammunition.

The tar-gets includepivoted targets which. are. knocked overwhen and.there: are means asemsible: outside the enclosed range for restoring thetargets to. upright position. The rangelis elevated on suitable supportsbut these are made. removableor collapsible so that the toy is morecompact for shipmentand' storage. One. form of targetincludesa'plurality of target holes through which the balls may be fired, withcompartments behind the The rivets pass upwardly through holes holes toreceive the: balls so that they may be counted for score value; Insuchcase the toy is provided with controlmeans accessible outside'theenclosed housing to release the 'balls for return tothe gun.

Itwillbe' apparent that while we have shown and described our inventionin several preferred forms, changes may be made in the structures shownwithout departing fronr the scope ofthe invention, as sought to bedefined in the following claims.

We ciaii'ntl. is my shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end wallsat the target end and at the firing end and side and top walls fullyenclosing the shooting range, at least someof said'walls being"transparent, a magazine type gun affordingrapidrepeat shooting of smallballs, said gun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at the firing,end of the rangewhereby'saidgun may be aimed without appreciabletransverse displacement of said pivoted muzzle end, and a substantialquantity of'balls confined within said enclosed range; the magazine ofsaid gun having a length approximately that of the simulated barrelportion of the gun and long enough to receive a substantialquantity'of'balls, said magazine being disposed longitudinally of andbeing movable with the barrel portion, and" said magazine beingoperrat'a' point near the muzzle end of the gun and within said rangeimmediately adjacent orreot= the aforesaid walls'enclosing the range andthereby adapted to be" reloaded from the range by flowing the bail'salong'said adjacent wall and directly into said mags:- zinewithoutopening the range.

2. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end'walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and-top wallsfully enclosingthe shooting range, said side 7 and topwalls and' said end wall at thetarget end being molded out of a single body of transparentplastics'matterial; a magazinetype gun affording rapid repeat shoot=ingofsmall balls, saidgun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at thefiling end of the range whereby said gun may be aimed withoutappreciable transverse displacement of said pivoted muzzle end; and asubstantial quantity of balls confined within said enclosed range, themagazine of said gun having a length approximately that of the simulatedbarrel portion of the gun and long enough to receive a substantialquantity of balls. said magazine being disposed longitudinally of andbeing movable with the barrel portion, and said magazine being open'at'apoint near the muzzle end of the gun and'within said range immediatelyadjacent one of the aforesaid walls enclosing the range and therebyadapted to be reloaded from the range by flowing the balls along said'adjacent wall and directly into said magazine without opening the range.

3'. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and" side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, at leastsome' of said walls being transparent, amagazine type gun affording rapid repeat shooting of small balls, saidgun having a pistol grip and having its muzzle end pivotally secured atthe firing end of the range whereby said gun may be aimed withoutappreciable transverse displacement of said pivoted muzzle end; U-shapedsupports bent out of heavy metal'rod, the spaced upper ends of theU-shaped supports being detachably'secured to said range at the" targetand firing ends and serving to elevate said' range, the resulting.elevation of the range affording room for the pistol grip, and' foraiming of the gun, and a substant'lali quantity of balls confined withinsaid enclosed range, the magazine ofsaid' gun having a length approxi'-mately that ofthe simulated barrel portion of the gun and long enough.to receive a substantial. quantity of balls, saidmagazine being disposedlongitudinally of and'being movable with the barrel portion, and saidmagazine being. open at a point near the muzzle end of the gun andwithih saidrange immediately adjacent one of the aforesaid wallsenclosing the range and thereby adapted to be re-" loaded from the rangeby flowing the balls along said adjacent wall and directly into saidmagazine without opening the range.

4. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, said side and top walls and said end Walt at thetarget end being molded out of a single body of transparent plasticsmaterial, a magazine type gun aflording rapid repeat shooting of smallballs, said gun having a pistol grip and having its muzzle end pivotallysecured at the firing end of the range whereby said gun may be aimedwithout appreciable transverse displacement of said pivoted muzzle end,supports serving to elevate the range in order to afford room for thepistol grip and for aiming of the gun, said. supports including aU-shaped support bent out of heavy metal rod, said range having socketsto detachably receive the upper ends of the said U-shaped support, atleast one of said sockets comprising an upwardly directed hole formed ina boss molded integrally with a transparent side wall, and a substantialquantity of balls confined within said enclosed range, the magazine ofsaid gun having a length approximately that of the simulated barrelportion of the gun and long enough to receive a substantial quantity ofballs, said magazine being disposed longitudinally of and being movablewith the barrel portion, and said magazine being open at a point nearthe muzzel end of the gun and within said rangeimmediately adjacent oneof the aforesaid walls enclosing the range and thereby adapted to bereloaded from the range by flowing the balls along said adjacent walland directly into said magazine without opening the range.

5. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom Wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, at least some of said walls being transparent, amagazine type gun affording rapid repeat shooting of small balls, saidgun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at the firing end of therange whereby said gun may be aimed without appreciable transversedisplacement of said pivoted muzzle end, and a substantial quantity ofballs confined within said enclosed range, the magazine of said gunhaving a length approximately that of the simulated barrel portion ofthe gun and long enough to receive a substantial quantity of balls, saidmagazine being disposed longitudinally of and being movable with thebarrel portion, and said magazine being open at a point near the muzzleend of the gun and within said range immediately adjacent one of theaforesaid walls enclosing the range and thereby adapted to be reloadedfrom the range by flowing the balls along said adjacent wall anddirectly into said magazine without opening the range, a pivoted targetin said range near the target end and adapted to be knocked over whenhit by a ball fired from the gun, and means accessible outside the rangefor restoring said pivoted target to upright position after it has beenknocked over. 6. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, endwalls at the target end and at the firing end and side and top wallsfully enclosing the shooting range, at least some of said walls beingtransparent, a magazine type gun affording rapid repeat shooting ofsmall balls, said gun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at thefiring end of the range whereby said gun may be aimed withoutappreciable tranverse displacement of said pivoted muzzle end, and asubstantial quantity of balls confined within said enclosed range, themagazine of said gun having a length approximately that of the simulatedbarrel portion of the gun and long enough to receive a substantialquantity of balls, said magazine being disposed longitudinally of andbeing movable with the barrel portion, and said magazine being open. ata point near the muzzle end of the gun and within said range immediatelyadjacent one of the aforesaid walls enclosing the range and therebyadapted to be reloaded from the range by flowing the balls along saidadjacent wall and directly into said magazine without open ing therange, the target end of the range having a target hole through whichballs may be fired, and having a discharge hole beneath said target holefor returning the balls to the range, and having an observation slotwith its upper end near said target hole and with its lower end nearsaid discharge hole, said slot having a width less than the diameter ofthe balls, a channel-like compartment connecting said holes behind saidslot to hold the balls fired through the target hole so that they may becounted through the slot for score value, means for preventing dischargeof balls through the discharge hole during firing, and means accessibleoutside the range for releasing said means so that the balls may returngravitationally through the discharge hole to the interior of the range.

7. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, at least some of said walls being transparent, saidbottorn wall sloping downward from the target end to the firing end, amagazine type gun affording rapid repeat shooting ofsmall balls, saidgun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at the firing end of therange whereby said gun may be aimed without appreciable transversedisplacement of said pivoted muzzle end, and a substantial quantity ofballs confined within said enclosed range, the magazine of said gunhaving a length approximately that of the simulated barrel portion ofthe gun and long enough to receive a substantial quantity of balls, saidmagazine being disposed longitudinally of and being movable with thebarrel portion, and said magazine being open at the muzzle end of thegun beneath the simulated barrel of the gun at a point within.

said range immediately adjacent the aforesaid bottom wall, whereby saidmagazine is gravitationally reloaded from the range by gravitationalflow of the balls along said bottom wall and thence directly into theopen end of said magazine without opening the range.

8. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range,

said side and top walls and said end wall at the target end'being moldedout of a single body of transparent plastics material, and said bottomwall being made out of a sheet material secured to the bottom edges ofsaid transparent side walls, said top and bottom walls converging inwidth from the target end toward the firing end of the range, saidbottom wall sloping downward from the target end to the firing end, amagazine type gun affording rapid repeat shooting of small balls, saidgun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at the firing end of therange whereby said gun may be aimed without appreciable transversedisplacement of said pivoted muzzle end, and a substantial quantity ofballs confined within said enclosed range, the magazine of said gunhaving a length approximately that of the simulated barrel portion ofthe gun and long enough to receive a substantial quantity of balls, saidmagazine being disposed longitudinally of and being movable with thebarrel portion, and said magazine being open at the muzzle end of thegun beneath the simulated barrel of the gun at a point within said rangeimmediately adjacentthe aforesaid bottom wall, whereby said magazine isgravitationally reloaded from the range by gravitational flow of theballs along said bottom wall and thence directly into the open forwardend of said magazine without opening the range.

9. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, at least some of said walls being transparent, saidbottom wall sloping downward from the target end to the firing end, amagazine type gun affording rapid repeat pistol grip and having 11shooting of" small balls, said gun having a pistol grip and having itsmuzzle end pivotally secured at the fiting end of the range whereby saidgun maybe aimed without appreciable transverse displacement of saidpivoted muzzle end, U-shaped supports bent out of heavy metal rod, thespaced upper ends of the U-shaped supports being collapsibly secured tosaid range at thetarget and firing ends and serving to elevate saidrange, the resulting elevation of the range affording room for thepistol grip and for aiming of the gun, and a sub stantial quantity ofballs, confined within said enclosed range, the magazine of said gunhaving alength approximately that of the simulated barrel portibn of thegun and long enough to receive a substantial quarrtity of balls, saidmagazine being disposed longitudinally of and being movable with thebarrel portion, and said magazine being open at the muzzle end of thegun beneath the simulated barrel of the gun at a point within said rangeimmediately adjacent the aforesaid bottom wall, whereby said magazine isgravitationally reloaded from the range by gravitational flow of theballsalong said bottom wall and thence directly into the open forwardend of said magazine without opening the range. 10. A toy shooting rangecomprising a bottom wall,

end walls at the target end and at the firing end and side' and topwalls fully enclosing the shooting range, said'side and top walls andsaid end wall at the target end being molded out of a single body oftransparent plastics material, said bottom wall sloping downward fromthe target end to the firing end, a magazine type gun aifording rapidrepeat shooting of small balls, said gun having" a" at the firing end ofthe range whereby said gunmay be aimed without appreciable transversedisplacement of said pivoted muzzle end, two U-shaped' supports bent outof heavy metal rod, said range having four upright sockets to detachablyreceive the upper end's'of the two U-shaped supports, at least some ofsaid sockets comprising upwardly directed holes formed in bosses moldedintegrally with the transparent side walls, said supports serving toelevate the range in order to afiord room for the pistol grip and foraiming of the gun, and a substantial quantity of balls confined withinsaid enclosed range, the magazine of said gun having a lengthapproxi-vmately that of the simulated barrel portionof the gun and long enough toreceive a substantial quantity of balls, said magazine being disposedlongitudinally of and being movable with the barrel portion, and saidmagazine being open at the muzzle end of the gun beneath the simulatedbarrel of the gun at a point within said range immediately adjacent theaforesaid bottom wall, whereby said magazine is gravitationally reloadedfrom the range by gravitational flow of the balls along said bottom walland thence directly into the open forward end of said magazine withoutopening the range.

11. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, at least some of said walls being transparent, saidbottom Wall sloping downward from the target end to the firing end, amagazine type gun affording rapid repeat shooting of small balls, saidgun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at the firing end of therange whereby said gun may be aimed without appreciable transversedisplacement of said pivoted muzzle end, and a substantial quantity ofballs confined within said enclosed range, the magazine of said gun'having a length approximately that of the simulated barrel portion ofthe gun and long enough to receive a substantial quantity of balls, saidmagazine being disposed longitudinally of and being movable with thebarrel portion, and said magazine being open at the muzzle end of thegun beneath the simulated its muzzle end pivotally secured gravitationalflow of the balls along said bottom wall and thence directly into theopen forward end of said magazine without opening the range, a pivotedtarget in said range near the target end and adapted to be knocked overwhen hit by a ball fired from the gun, and means accessible outside therange for restoring said pivoted target to upright position after it hasbeen knocked over.

12. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, at least some of said walls being transparent, saidbottom wall sloping downward from the target end to the firing end, amagazine type gun aifording rapid repeat shooting of small balls, saidgun having its muzzle end pivotally secured at the firing end of therange whereby said gun may be aimed without appreciable transversedisplacement of said pivoted muzzle end, and a substantial quantity ofballs confined within said enclosed range, the

magazine of said gun having a length approximately that of the simulatedbarrel portion of the gun and long enough to receive a substantialquantity of balls, said magazine being disposed longitudinally of andbeing movable with the barrel portion, and said magazine being open atthe muzzle end of the gun beneath the simulated barrel of the gun at apoint within said range immediately adjacent the aforesaid bottom wall,whereby said magazine is gravitationally reloaded from the range bygravitational flow of the balls along said bottom wall and thencedirectly into the open forward end of said magazine without opening therange, the target end of the range having a target hole through whichballs may be fired, and having a discharge hole beneath said target holefor returning the balls to the range, and having an observation slotwith its upper end near said target hole and with its lower end nearsaid discharge hole, said slot having a width less than the diameter ofthe balls, a channel-like compartment connecting said holes behind saidslot to hold the balls fired through the target hole so that they may becounted through the slot for score value, means for preventing dischargeof the balls through the discharge hole during firing, and meansaccessible outside the range for releasing said means so that the ballsmay return gravitationally through the discharge hole to the interior ofthe range.

13. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, at least some of said walls being transparent, saidbottom wall sloping downward from the target end to the firing end, agun afiording rapid repeat shooting of small balls, said gun beingpivotally secured at the firing end of the range, and a substantialquantity of balls confined within said enclosed range, the said gunbeing reloaded from the range by gravitational flow of the balls alongsaid bottom wall to the gun, the target end of the range having a targethole through which balls may be fired, and having a discharge holebeneath said target hole for returning the balls to the range, andhaving an observation slot with its upper end near said target hole andwith its lower end near said discharge hole, said slot having a widthless than the diameter ofthe balls, a channel-like compartmentconnecting said holes behind said slot to hold the balls fired throughthe target hole so that they may be counted through the slot for scorevalue, means for preventing discharge of the balls through the dischargehole during firing, and means accessible outside the range for releasingsaid means so that the balls may return gravitationally through thedischarge hole to the interior of the range.

14. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, said side and top walls and said end wall at thetarget end being molded out of a single body of transparent plasticsmaterial, said bottom wall being made out of sheet metal secured to thebottom edges ofsaid transparent side walls, said bottom wall slopingdownward from the target end to the firing end, a gun nfiording rapidrepeat shooting of small balls, said gun having a pistol grip and beingpivotally secured at the firing end of the range, a substantial quantityof balls confined within said enclosed range, said gun being reloadedfrom the range by gravitational flow of the balls along said bottom wallto the gun, two U-shaped supports bent out of heavy metal rod, thefiring end of said range and the target end of said range having uprightsockets to detachably receive the four upper ends of the two U-shapedsupports, at least some of said sockets comprising an upwardly directedhole formed in a boss molded integrally with a transparent side wall,said supports serving to elevate the range in order to afford room forthe pistol grip and for aiming of the gun..

15. A toy shooting range comprising a bottom wall, end walls at thetarget end and at the firing end and side and top walls fully enclosingthe shooting range, said side and top walls and said end wall at thetarget end being molded out of a single body of transparent plasticsmaterial, said bottom wall being made out of sheet metal secured to thebottom edges of said transparent side walls, said bottom wall slopingdownward from the target end to the firing end, said top and bottomwalls converging in width from the target end toward the firing end ofthe range, a gun aifording rapid repeat shooting of small balls, saidgun having a pistol grip and being pivotally secured at the firing endof the range, a substantial quantity of balls confined within saidenclosed range, said gun being reloaded from the range by gravitationalfiow of the balls along said bottom wall to the gun, two U-shapedsupports bent out of heavy metal rod, the firing end or" said range andthe target end of said range having upright sockets to detaehablyreceive the four upper ends of the two U-shaped supports, at least someof said sockets comprising two superposed parts, the lower part being ahole through the aforesaid sheet metal bottom wall, and the upper partbeing an upwardly directed hole formed in a boss molded integrally witha transparent side wall in alignment with the bottom hole, said supportsserving to elevate the range in order to afford room for the pistol gripand for aiming of the gun.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No 2 835 495 May2O 1958 Raymond Jo L011 et al0 Column '7 line 43, for the numeral "3Oread 120 34, column 9 line '7, column 10, line 4.3 column ll, line '73,and column 13, line 21 for firing -=-=n line 27 column 12; "target", ineach occurrence, read Signed and sealed this 31st day of I/Iaroh 19590SEAL) ttest:

KARL Ho AXLINE Attesting Officer ROBERT C. WATSON Commissioner ofPatents oolumn 8 line

